ESG archive

Survey findings show progress on ESG disclosure and preparedness

Jul 20, 2023

2 Authors

4 min read

Sustainability, climate and equity initiatives are not buzzwords or marketing trends. In today’s business environment, more and...

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The week in GRC: BNY Mellon creates diversity-supporting funds and Treasury says climate risk a challenge to insurers

Jun 30, 2023

By Ben Maiden

8 min read

– The Financial Times (paywall) reported that BNY Mellon’s investment management arm is turning to funds that donate part of their...

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Opinion: ESG won’t go away. Here’s why

Jun 28, 2023

By Lloyd Kurtz

5 min read

‘At a cocktail party this week in Davos, one executive [said] something he – and most of the attendees at the World Economic Forum...

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How legal pushbacks are targeting ESG investing in 2023

Jun 22, 2023

By Elizabeth Goldberg, Erin Martin and Pamela Wu

8 min read

Many companies have found themselves between a rock and a hard place this year with respect to ESG amid competing forces of...

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ESG topics in proxy statements continue to ascend

Jun 15, 2023

By Nick Mazing

5 min read

With very few shareholder vote surprises this proxy season, we looked at the longer term proxy trends to assess what kinds of...

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ExxonMobil shareholders to vote on climate proposals

May 26, 2023

By Ben Maiden

4 min read

Shareholders in ExxonMobil are set to vote on a range of climate change-related proposals at the energy company’s AGM next week...

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Shell shareholders vote against climate resolution

May 25, 2023

By Hemma Visavadia

3 min read

Shareholders at Shell have voted against aligning the energy company’s ESG goals with the Paris Climate Agreement, despite...

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Amazon shareholders to vote on 401(k) climate change proposal

May 22, 2023

By Ben Maiden

5 min read

Amazon.com shareholders will vote at its AGM this Wednesday on a shareholder proposal – alongside almost 20 other investor...

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Audit committee should understand trends in ESG governance, report says

May 15, 2023

By Sheri Rothman

3 min read

Even though oversight for ESG tends to fall primarily with the nominating and governance committee, or in some cases across...

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Investors with $10 tn in assets urge companies to reduce use of plastics

May 05, 2023

By Tim Human

3 min read

A coalition of 185 investors has called on companies to take a more ‘radical approach’ to lowering their use of plastics given the...